USILA/Nike All-America Team release

HAVERFORD, Pa. – Eric Caliendo '16 has been named to the 2016 USILA/Nike All-America Team as an honorable mention selection. Caliendo's All-America status marks the 21st time in the history of the Haverford College men's lacrosse team a player has garnered All-America status. The program's first All-American since 2013, Caliendo is the third goalie is program history to achieve this honor as he joins two-time All-American Joe Banno '12 and K.C. Peterson '07.

A four-year starter for the Fords, Caliendo capped his career with his finest showing as the Fords' last line of defense. The team captain set career bests for wins (7), save percentage (58.8%), and goals against average (7.01). Playing all but a few minutes in goal with the team holding sizable leads late in the fourth quarter, the Fords allowed just 6.93 goals per game – the fourth-best mark in program history.

Caliendo's 7.01 GAA is the third best average in program history behind Pete Bowers '74 (6.75 GAA in 1971) and Peterson (6.79 in 2007). His seven wins this year rank just outside of the program's single season top 10. Caliendo also ranked third on the team in ground balls (51) and fifth in caused turnovers this season (14). He made at least 10 saves in eight of the Fords' games this season.

His remarkable career finishes with Caliendo being ranked fourth in program history with a career GAA of 9.18. His 10.95 saves per game are also the fourth best mark in school history while his 613 career saves rank fifth all-time.

In addition to his latest honor, Caliendo was named the 2016 Centennial Conference Scholar-Athlete of the Year for men's lacrosse and was named the conference's male sportsmanship recipient of the year. A second-team All-CC selection in 2016, Caliendo was named an honorable mention to that same team as a junior. He was named to the Centennial Conference Academic Honor Roll in each of his three eligible seasons and was a Haverford College Ambler Scholar-Athlete this spring.